hebetic


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hebetic

(hɪˈbɛtɪk)
adj
(Physiology) of or relating to puberty
[C19: from Greek hēbētikos youth, from hēbē youth]
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he•bet•ic

(hɪˈbɛt ɪk)

adj.
pertaining to or occurring in puberty.
(1885–95; < Greek hēbētikós=hēbēt(ḗs) adult (hēbē-, s. of hēbân to reach puberty, derivative of hēbē youth + -tēs agent suffix) + -ikos -ic]
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